Yes, this is the same game you played back in 2005

Need For Speed Most Wanted in 2024 is better than ever, thanks to all the people who have been making amazing mods for this game

Graphic Mod Link:
https://plakmp.com
(i use the Ultimate Edition)

I installed Need For Speed Most Wanted Redux V3, then install Plak Graphics Ultimate Edition on top of the Redux. As for the gameplay changes you can increase the amount of racers, traffic, and cops using Zolika1351's Limit Adjuster

Need For Speed Most Wanted Redux V3 Link:
   • NFS Most Wanted REDUX V3 | Ultimate O...  

If you have issues with installing Plak Graphics, you should join their Discord server to directly ask their staff team for bugfixes:
  / discord  

Mod to Increase Racer Opponents, Cops, and Traffic:
https://zolika1351.pages.dev/mods/nfs...

Changes i made to the game:
AI Racers have 200% acceleration (vltEdit)
Increased the amount of opponents to 11 (Zolika's Limit Adjuster)
Increase the amount of maximum active traffic to 127 (Zolika's Limit Adjuster)
Cars will roll more (like Need For Speed Pro Street physics) (vltEdit)
Racers can get totaled in every game mode (including the player) (vltEdit)
Knockout races now have 5 laps, which makes the mode the hardest game mode in the entire game (vltEdit)
All races will have cops (vltEdit)
Force the game to always have 10 active cops, new cops will spawn nearby if there are less than 10 active cops (Zolika's Limit Adjuster)
Cops can spawn roadblocks starting from heat 1, and SUVs on higher heat levels during races (NFSMW Extra Options)

Here's the full game. However i found a lot of bugs and issues when i tried to play this without Plak Graphics, so it's recommended to have Plak Graphics if you want to play this (or you can try fixing it yourself if you know how, feel free to do so)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xyiH...

Warning! Make sure to backup your main game folder because this version of the game is SO MUCH HARDER, so if you don't like how hard it is you can always revert to your backup later!

I know this is impossible, but i would love to see an official Remaster or Remake of NFS Most Wanted one day, because i genuinely think this is one of the best arcade racing games out there

You can send donations directly to the channel by sending it to:
https://ko-fi.com/hierrossler

Specs:
Motherboard: B550M-HDV
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8-Core Processor, 3401 Mhz, 8 Core(s), 16 Logical Processor(s)
GPU: Nvidia RTX 3060 (12GB VRAM)
RAM: 16GB RAM 3200MHZ DDR4

Need For Speed Most Wanted Mod
Most Wanted Remastered, but with Pro Street Physics
Most Wanted Remastered, but with Undercover Cops Aggression
Most Wanted Remastered, but with Underground 1 Rubberband
Most Wanted Remastered, but with Underground 2 Nighttime